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USA Today Sports When Todd Gurley signed four-year extension with the Rams worth $34.5 fully guaranteed in 2018, both sides figured he would be scoring touchdowns at SoFi Stadium on a weekly basis. But in the NFL, things change in a hurry. The Rams released Gurley before he ever got a chance...

Getty Images The Chargers were awful on special teams in last Sunday’s 45-0 loss to the Patriots and that’s leading to a change in who will be overseeing the units for the rest of the season. Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn told reporters on Wednesday that he will be taking over the duties of...

Getty Images The Chargers have placed offensive tackle Trey Pipkins III on the COVID-19 reserve list for a second time this season. Tuesday’s NFL transactions report delivered the news. Pipkins went on the list for one day in October, going on the list Oct. 30 and coming off it Oct. 31. It is...

Getty Images The Chiefs have clearly been the class of the AFC West in recent years, winning four consecutive division titles — and they’re on their way to a fifth. But Kansas City has actually shown unprecedented divisional dominance over the last six seasons. With Sunday’s victory over...

Getty Images Cam Newton hasn’t reached 100 yards passing in New England’s last two games, but the Patriots have still won. The former MVP had 84 yards in New England’s Week 12 victory over Arizona. Then he threw for 69 yards in the Patriots’ 45-0 blowout over the Chargers on Sunday. At least...

Getty Images Anthony Lynn said after Sunday’s 45-0 loss to the Patriots that he expected to remain the Chargers’ coach today. Indeed, he still is. The question is: How much longer does Lynn have his job? Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that “no Chargers head coaching change is imminent.”...

Getty Images The Chargers got taken to the woodshed by the Patriots on Sunday and the 45-0 loss led defensive end Joey Bosa to a conclusion that many others reached while the Chargers were going 3-8 over their first 11 games. Bosa said that “it’s pretty obvious there’s some problems” while...

Getty Images Anthony Lynn reportedly will keep his job until at least the end of the season. He hopes it is much longer than that. The Chargers head coach said Monday afternoon he believes he, owner Dean Spanos and General Manager Tom Telesco are on the same page and made the case publicly...

Getty Images Patriots wide receiver Gunner Olszewski officially returned a punt for a touchdown for the first time during Sunday’s 45-0 win over the Chargers, but that’s not the way he looks at it. Olszewski had an 82-yard score taken off the board in Week 12 because of a penalty, but he said...

Getty Images Cam Newton has run for more yards than he has thrown for, and run for more touchdowns than he has thrown for. His 46 rushing yards and two touchdown runs have helped the Patriots to a 28-0 halftime lead on the Chargers. It was a team effort for New England in the first 30 minutes...

Getty Images The Chargers were favored by some oddsmakers for Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium. They instead suffered the worst shutout loss in team history, getting a 45-0 butt kicking from the Patriots. The Patriots have won four of five, and two in a row, to climb back to 6-6 and remain in the...

Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn was on the hot seat heading into Week 13 and his team’s performance against the Patriots won’t help convince anyone that he should be sticking around. The Chargers were on the wrong side of a 45-0 final score that Lynn called “the worst football...

Getty Images With four weeks to play in 2020, four of the league’s 32 teams have nothing to play for. Unless they do. With the Jets, Jaguars, Bengals, and Chargers eliminatinated from playoff consideration, the NFL has greater reason to be concerned about COVID-19 outbreaks for those teams...

USA TODAY Sports Before becoming the head coach at Michigan, Jim Harbaugh’s career consisted of four years, and only four years, at each stop on the coaching trail. Four years with the Raiders as an assistant. Four years at the University of San Diego as head coach. Four years at Stanford...

Getty Images After 100 years of never playing any games in Las Vegas, the NFL could have three teams finishing the 2021 season with Sin City as the base of operations. According to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, both the Rams and Chargers could play their remaining home games in...

Getty Images The Patriots had 12 players listed as questionable on Friday’s status report. Only one of those 12 won’t play. Running back J.J. Taylor won’t play because of a quadriceps injury. Quarterback Cam Newton, who has an abdomen injury, will play as expected. The Patriots’ other...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was a limited participant in practice all week, but it does not appear his abdomen injury will cause the team to start a different player against the Chargers. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Newton is expected to be in the lineup on Sunday...

Getty Images The activated linebacker Asmar Bilal from injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. Bilal went on injured reserve Sept. 26 with a calf injury. He made his debut in Week 2 with one special teams snap. The Chargers also announced they promoted linebacker Cole Christiansen and...

USA Today Sports Starting cornerback Casey Hayward is one of four Chargers players listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Hayward (groin) did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday after missing last week’s game against the Bills. He’s recorded 30 total tackles and six...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton downplayed the abdomen injury that put him on the team’s injury report this week, but his presence in the lineup against the Chargers isn’t considered a sure thing. Newton was limited in practice for the third straight day and he is listed as...